{"id":11203,"date":"2022-01-12T14:37:50","date_gmt":"2022-01-12T19:37:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/washington\/?page_id=11203"},"modified":"2022-02-10T08:31:03","modified_gmt":"2022-02-10T13:31:03","slug":"wcea-meeting-minutes-november-2021","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/washington\/wcea-meeting-minutes-november-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"WCEA Meeting Minutes &#8211; November 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><strong>WCEA meeting minutes 11\/16\/2021<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><b>Present<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">: Eric Jones, Kyle Winslow, Bob Simpson, Jen Lobley, Ed Latham, Heidi Hinkley, Brittany Foster, Leslie Monroy, Marjorie Peronto<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Approval of September meeting minutes<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> &#8211; moved by Robert, seconded by Eric&nbsp; , unanimously approved<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Treasure\u2019s Report<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Review of Balance sheet and Operating Statement<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Approval &#8211; motioned by&nbsp; Eric, seconded by Kyle, unanimously approved<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Program Highlights<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Marjorie Peronto &#8211; Home Horticulture Program<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Master Gardener Volunteers&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Virtual multi week program broken into manageable modules.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Even with online format, a cap of 25 people is helpful in providing services<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Includes reading, video, reflection tools, with quizzes for self assessment<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Included weekly video conferences with experts&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Advanced trainings planned for those that have completed initial training<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Lunch and Learn Programs &#8211; Zoom meetings with specialists over lunch time<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Winter Gardening Webinar Series&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">6 webinar presentations&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Garden Mentorship Program<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Matching master gardeners with beginning gardeners<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ways our committee could help the program:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">We could help to promote information with the public to help encourage participation in the programs.&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Would like help recruiting people for the Master Gardener Volunteer program<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Staff Reports<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Clarification on meaning of phenology<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Spin club Covid limitation updates<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Family Futures Downeast &#8211; What has been 4h involvement?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">New learning center starting up in Bridgeton&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Orientation for new committee members: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Moved to January meeting<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Discussion of Non discrimination forms discussion:&nbsp;<\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Is the form specific to University programs or staff? <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Comes from Federal level requiring collaborators to comply. Need to have documentation of staff agreement with the policy in case of audit.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Extension Association should not apply?<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Is considered a department by University<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Non discrimination stated in our bylaws so is the form redundant?<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> While it is great that we have this in our bylaws, it may not demonstrate everyone in agreement with the policy and completed forms would provide documentation.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Update on space at UMM:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Meeting was had with some UMM staff to talk about 4H needs and it sounded like there were some possible areas, President\u2019s House, Torry Hall, Sennett Hall<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Did not seem to be rental costs<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Setting up for some tours of the space options<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Positive conversations<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Other<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Kyle shared concerns about so many people reaching their 3 year limits at the same time in Extension Association positions so recruiting needs to keep possible replacements in mind.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WCEA meeting minutes 11\/16\/2021 Present: Eric Jones, Kyle Winslow, Bob Simpson, Jen Lobley, Ed Latham, Heidi Hinkley, Brittany Foster, Leslie Monroy, Marjorie Peronto Approval of September meeting minutes &#8211; 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